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Sustainably Investing in Rangelands - Jordan

… self-sufficiency, protecting food security and linking the production to the needs and requirements of domestic and … rangeland ecosystems depend on herbivores to maintain plant communities and to avoid development of scrubland and … 34 reserves to protect and manage the rangelands plant species and conserve the ecosystem. 9 In Africa, a …
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Special Issue on Wildlife Trafficking II

… Udell When the Case Agent Brings You Lemons: Prosecuting Plant Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . … in the take of a particular species of fish, wildlife, or plant. The definition of harm does not add any further mental … as witness and subject interviews, requests for voluntary production, subpoenas of relevant records (and, sometimes, …
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Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… Left – Photograph: Shutterstock; Centre – Living plant tissue cultures. Photograph: Rachel Wynberg; Right – … Shutterstock; Centre – Photograph: Shutterstock; Right – Production of Argan oil in Morocco, long used traditionally … pharmaceutical companies were collecting large numbers of plant and other samples for mass screening, and sometimes …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The legal framework for the management of animal genetic resources

… 36 3.1.2 Organic production … List of Acronyms viii ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture IVM/IFM in … Office International des Epizooties OPU Ovum Pick-Up PGR Plant Genetic Resources PIC Prior Informed Consent SARD … for Domestic Animal Diversity (FAO) FOREWORD The Animal Production and Health Division (AGA) of FAO is leading and …
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A guide to designing legal and institutional frameworks on alien invasive species

… 6 Box 3. Fur Production … 22 vi 2.4.2 International Plant Protection Convention (1951) … 22 2.4.3 Regional Plant Protection Organisations … access to and introduction of different varieties of plant and animal species, including non-indigenous or alien … • intentional introductions, for use in biologi- cal production systems (such as agriculture, forestry, …
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The Minamata Convention on Mercury and its implementation in the Latin America and Caribbean region

… on human health and the environment derived from the production, use and disposal of mercury and mercury-added … already been progressively closed in the past, such as the plant of Solvay Indupa in Santo Andre, Brazil, which stopped … of the document herein, in 2012 the country had only one plant with mercury cells, whose conversion to mercury-free …
31 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Safe Havens: Protected Areas for Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation

… Fabrice Renaud and Jeffrey McNeely for the peer reviews. Production of this publication was made possible with funding … January 2002). for intervention. Re-vegetation with local plant species will prevent further landward migration of the … These trees grow naturally and the communities also plant the trees in target locations to protect their river …
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Energy law and sustainable development

… international law to achieving global sustainable energy production and consumption Adrian J. Bradbrook and Ralph D. … saving enough energy to avoid 100 megawatts worth of power plant capacity creates 39 jobs, compared with the 15–20 jobs … amount of capacity at a modern coal or gas-fired power plant.2 2 Quoted in M. Renner, "Working for the Environment: …
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The Funding Strategy of the International Treaty

… for the implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture FOOD AND … with extreme weather events that affect agricultural production being only an indication of what may still lie … the objectives of conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) and …
31 May 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

A moving target : Genetic resources and options for tracking and monitoring their international flows

… property rights ITPGRFA International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture MTA material … and documentation system PIC prior informed consent PBR plant breeders’ rights PCT Patent Cooperation Treaty PGRFA … mines the cost of transacting as well as the costs of production. In the case of genetic resources, national and …
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